Cisco VXI vs Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) comparison

"The initial setup of Cisco VXI is straightforward."

"The solution has been doing a good job for us."

"This solution has improved user productivity all over Egypt serving the Government financial system."

"This product really moved the needle in solving for performance issues with large datasets moving cross country for remote users."

"It has very good performance in delivering 3D applications over WAN."

"Citrix is used by many organizations to make it possible to streamline the way different developers work together from different locations."

"It is a very scalable solution."

"This Citrix product is flexible, easy to manage and faster than similar products such as VMWare Horizon."

"The most valuable feature is how secure the solution is."

"Citrix XenDesktop is a great solution for VDI or virtual desktop environments."

"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment. You configure for hours, and then there is a bug that stops you, and you notice that you wasted hours."

"When using Cisco VXI in virtual environments there tends to be a lot of bugs with files you have to deploy across the virtual environment."

"Compared with the Outlook mobile app, the Citrix mobile app shows some lag in authentication."

"I think Citrix's support is good, but sometimes it is a little slow."

"At the moment, if you want better monitoring, you need to buy a third license."

"In terms of support they are lagging. They take a lot of time to respond."

"It takes time to load."

"The place where this application can most probably be improved is in the integration with other environments."

"The ITSM adapters need to be enhanced."

"Also, there is a lot of work in optimizing desktops so that they don't unnecessarily reduce server performance."

"It is an expensive solution when there are bugs. I'm always ready to give money for a complete solution where there are no bugs in it, but you will never find it."

"It is quite expensive, but so are the competitors on the market."

"I don't quite remember the specifics of what we had. I believe we had a 25-user license, and I don't recall it being overly expensive."

"Where Citrix really needs to improve is in their support and in the way that they manage their licenses. Everything else comes second because if I'm not in a position where I can get proper support or manage my own licenses in an easy way, then it is pointless. Today, I am at a point where I may not be able to use Citrix anymore because they want to take away some of the licenses that I bought, pretending they are not valid anymore. That is frankly unacceptable. If they don't solve this, everything comes second because I cannot use my product."

"As for the cost, it is neither cheap nor expensive. Personally, I find it quite expensive, especially if you want to add more features. The security features we use include App Protect and Endpoint Protection."

"The price of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is approximately $300 for the new version called Dash and the license is approximately $900 annually."

"You can buy an on-cloud or on-prem license. You can switch between on-cloud users and on-prem users. Its licensing is cheap. It is from $8 to $15 per user. It is not that expensive when you compare the cost of buying new hardware with the cost of the license. For example, at $15 per user, it costs around $180 for a year, which is cheaper than buying a $600 PC that at a certain stage, you will again have to change because its hardware is not supported. It may also get damaged or stolen. So, you can compare the cost of the actual hardware that you have to buy and the time spent in supporting the clients with the cost of its license."

"The solution is affordable."

"The Citrix licensing scheme is really straightforward and simple. It doesn't have hidden costs. You get what you pay for. It is easy to understand what is on the product, so it's simple to get a clear idea of how much it costs. Licensing is not an issue."